11 Facts About Jeannie Ferris

Jeannie Margaret Ferris was an Australian politician, lobbyist, journalist, and Liberal Senator for South Australia.

Jeannie Ferris was educated at Monash University, where she graduated in agricultural economics.

Jeannie Ferris was a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.

Jeannie Ferris later worked as a lobbyist for the National Farmers Federation for several years.

Jeannie Ferris was Deputy Government Whip in the Senate from 2001 to 2002 and was Government Whip in the Senate from August 2002 until her death.

In December 2003, Jeannie Ferris was involved in the resignation of Senator Andrew Bartlett as leader of the Australian Democrats, after an incident at Parliament House.

Bartlett had earlier in the evening stolen five bottles of wine from a Liberal Party Christmas function, which Jeannie Ferris had sent staff to retrieve.

At around 10:30 pm, Jeannie Ferris confronted Bartlett, who was drunk.

Jeannie Ferris was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in October 2005 and succumbed to the disease in Canberra, on 2 April 2007.

Jeannie Ferris was survived by two sons, Robert and Jeremy.

Jeannie Ferris had already been selected to replace Ferris as a candidate at the 2007 federal election.